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Facebook shared user data with “nearly 60” device makers in deals that lasted several years, claim reports. The social media giant gave major tech companies, which included Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung, access to customer information to allow Facebook to expand its reach, according to the New York Times. Facebook’s …

Facebook will be removing the “trending stories” section of its news feed next week, a feature that proved controversial in the spread of inaccurate and offensive news on Facebook. The trending section promoted popular news articles and topics and was displayed prominently on the home page of Facebook’s website. It …

Facebook investors have accused Mark Zuckerberg of running his social network like a “dictatorship”, claiming that his reaction to recent scandals “were not good for the company’s bottom line”, during a heated annual general meeting. The 34-year-old billionaire faced a room full of angry shareholders at Thursday’s assembly, the latest …

Snap’s chief executive has slammed Mark Zuckerberg over privacy and said copying Snapchat’s most popular features does not mean Facebook will win the war between the two companies. Snapchat’s boss Evan Spiegel said Facebook is having a “really hard time changing the DNA of their company” in light of the …

May 23, 2018 3 min read Morning Brew is a witty (and free) email newsletter delivering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley, daily. Upgrade your morning routine by signing up here. On Tuesday, we found out in just how many different languages you can say, “Mark Zuckerberg, explain …

Mark Zuckerberg is due to appear in front of the European Parliament on Tuesday evening to face questions following Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Facebook founder, who has repeatedly rejected requests from MPs to give evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, will see he is “sorry” and that …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to a public broadcast of his testimony before members of the European Parliament after the hearing was originally scheduled to occur in private, shielding Facebook from a public grilling. On Tuesday, the Facebook chief executive will face MEPs in a live broadcast to answer questions over Facebook’s …

Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to give evidence to the European Parliament, despite the Facebook founder repeatedly rejecting requests from UK MPs to be submit to questioning. In his third appearance in front of politicians since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal hit the tech giant, having attended two sessions in the …

Okay, we know Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are on the list. Who are the other 17? May 15, 2018 4 min read This story originally appeared on Business Insider Nearly a fifth of the world’s 100 richest billionaires made their fortune in tech or have significant interests in the …